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Synopsis:

Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her "ambassador" Strether to Paris to extricate him. Strether, however, finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by the influence of the city and his charming companion.

"Synopsis"
by Gardners,
Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her "ambassador" Strether to Paris to extricate him. Strether, however, finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by the influence of the city and his charming companion.

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